VCP or SMR?

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Matt

for pre-war, SMR is terribly inaccurate for most issues. As an example, you'd be hard pressed to find a PSA 1 Joe Jax CJ at even twice the SMR number.

Why doesn't SMR update it's prices based on auction results?

[CardTarget]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Why doesn't SMR update it's prices based on auction results?

Because that would require work.

[Bicem]

VCP does no record BIN's on ebay for some reason, but SMR is pure garbage.

[smtjoy]

Maybe bobby can confirm but I think VCP is now recording all BIN's since ebay made the store listing and bin's the same.

[Griffins]

SMR is one persons theory, VCP is recorded reality.
How you interpret that reality determines how effective it is, but the facts are there.
On one particular set I was following closely, one card in one grade suddenly shot thru the roof in SMR. Sure enough, an advertiser had it in his auction a month later. Thrown them straight into the trash ever since.

[ethicsprof]

vcp

hands down.

best,
barry

[Edwolf1963]

To me, VCP is like a CARFAX Report - not perfect, but has most of the reported information, gives some peace-of-mind and is a worthwhile barometer.

SMR is like those monthly tabloids at the supermarket checkouts that tell you things like Oprah secretly gave birth to an alien child.